Pacific Eldorado a history of greater California

Osborne's work is the first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the Pacific Basin. Presents a provocative and original interpretation of the entire span of California history Reveals how the area's Paci...

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Main Author: Osborne, Thomas J
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester Wiley 2013
Wiley-Blackwell
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Edition:1
Subjects:
California
California > Commerce > Pacific Area
California > History
California > History, Naval
California > Relations > Pacific Area
History
History > United States > General. bisacsh
Pacific Area - Relations - California
Pacific Area > Commerce > California
ISBN:1405194537, 9781405194532, 1405194545, 9781405194549
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Summary:Osborne's work is the first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the Pacific Basin. Presents a provocative and original interpretation of the entire span of California history Reveals how the area's Pacific Basin connections have shaped the Golden State's past Refutes the widely held notion among historians that California was isolated before the onset of the American period in the mid-1800s Represents the first text to draw on anthropologist Jon Erlandson's findings that California's first human inhabitants were likely prehistoric Asian seafarers who navigated the Pacific Rim coastline Includes instructor resources in an online companion site: www.wiley.com/go/osborne.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1405194537
9781405194532
1405194545
9781405194549